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| Frage | Antworten |
| Types of online services | Communication, Real-time information, commerce, education, government, VLEs (virtual learning environment, business, entertainment, download services |
| Communication | Types:-Emails, instant messaging, newsgroups, social networking,blogs, conferencing Examples:- Facebook, Twitter, Skype Benefits:- Socialising,instant responses, no additional cost to broadband fees |
| Real-time information | Types:-timetables, news, weather, sports, travel updates Examples:-Aircraft arrival times and delays Benefits:-up to date information at any time, companies can use responses to advertising to improve the effectiveness of an adver |
| Education | Types:-education online, training online tutorials Examples:-training package for windows 7 Benefits:- training from home at the comfort of your computer at any time that fits your schedule |
| Commerce | Types:- Auctions, purchases, selling, banking, publishing Examples:-eBay and Amazon Benefits:- Easy transactions without physical money, purchases at any time from home and global transactions |
| Government | Types:- e-voting, tax returns, applications for grants and benefits Examples:-applying for provisional driving license Benefits:- easier and takes less time to fill in, more convenient, easier to change errors |
| VLEs | Types and examples:- Moodle, used to access lecture notes and to submit assignments Benefits:- Cost effective, track submission of work |
| Business | Types:- business networks, collaborative working, conferencing Example:-price comparison websites Benefits- best price on purchases |
| Entertainment | Types:- multi user games,video streaming, radio and TV players Examples:- playing a game with those over the internet Benefits:-enhances the gaming experience |
| Downloads | Types:- music, films,new software, upgrades, games Examples:- iTunes, Amazon Benefits:- purchasing is easier and more affordable |
| Name 3 services and examples of them | Email- gmail/hotmail Chat-snapchap, facebook chat, chat roulette Forum- yahoo answers, student room, digital spy Downloads-YouTube, iTunes Search engine-Google, Bing, Yahoo |
| Name 3 types of online advertising | Banner, Pop up, Emails |
| What do companies need to make sure that their online advertising is effective? | It needs to capture attention It needs to maintain interest |
| What is pay per click advertising? | A form of internet advertising involving websites or WebPages hosting ads for other companies. If the surfer clicks on an advert they are directed to the advertiser’s site or page. The website or web page provider will receive a payment, from the business, for every ad which is clicked on. This is normally a percentage of the income received for any customer clicks through in this way. Examples of this include: Google, YouTube, Yahoo! and Bing. |
| What are the positives of online communication? | Any time and anywhere (which has internet connection) Relatively cheap Able to share knowledge and ask for knowledge easily More accessible Can be traced |
| What are the negative aspects of online communication? | Lasting and can be revisited- what stays online lasts forever Risks of misunderstanding Takes longer than a verbal conversation Spread of viruses |
| What is VoIP? | VoIP stands for voice over internet protocol it is used to talk in real time over video messaging or videos and in internet conversations when there is no additional charge of areas in real time e.g skype, facetime |
| What are the benefits of VoIP? | Global communication at relatively low costs Can be used for online conferencing and meetings which reduces travel and venue costs, travel time and therefore they are not losing productivity. No risk of misunderstanding More natural Able to see them |
| What are the limitations of VoIP? | Reliability-dependent on the quality and speed of your broadband service as VoIP can stop working or not work properly. Voice quality- Voices can be distorted and depending on the distance and speed of the broadband- long pauses Security-identity theft, spamming, phishing and viruses May need specific products- facetime |
| What is a popular programme for compressing files? | Winzip- which stores the file as an index which uses algorithms to convert it to the original format |
| What are the advantages of zip files? | Less storage required quicker to transfer files |
| What are the advantages of using online software packages? | Collaborative working Access anywhere with internet connection Automatic backups |
| What is cloud computing? | Cloud computing means using computer services on another organisation’s computers, which are known as hosts. The services are provided by organisations known as hosting companies. E.g storing information on an organisations computers |
| Name some cloud storage hosting companies | Microsoft, RackSpace,Google |
| What are the benefits of Cloud storage? | Availability-accessed around the world at any time cost and convenience- only pay for the storage used, don't have to maintain or keep software and you can access all the tiles through the internet. |
| What are the negative aspects of cloud storage? | Reliability and security of the network-could be hacked, no control over how the files are stored need to know terms and conditions Software-may not be the latest software Speed-may be slower than if the data is stored in the house. |
| Examples of ubiquitous computing | iKettle, chips in blazers to track where a child is in school, mobiles, industries for stock, tablets, washing machines |
| What is RFID and how does it work? | Radio Frequency identification- a chip which uses radio waves to transfer data to a tag on a person or object so it can be tracked. These tags contain information which is stored so that it can be transferred. For example in a cat flap the cat flap will contains a RFID chip. When the correct cat comes to the flap the flap will open as it has transferred the data which fits the data it is programmed to allow. If a different cat comes to the flap, it will not open as the data in the tag is not identical to what it is programmed to accept. |
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